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Posted By: methodman Famous ii V I songs - 11/26/15 11:46 PM
What are some famous ii V I songs? Also what are some of the most standard progressions that many songs are written for?
Posted By: PhillyJazz Re: Famous ii V I songs - 11/27/15 09:15 AM
Probably THE most standard progressions (in Jazz anyway) are the blues (but they get ii-V-I) in more modern (Bebop) versions via turnarounds. Also in Jazz, the second most popular progression is "I Got Rhythm)- plenty of ii-V-Is. Aside from those, many of the "Standards" were Show Tunes from the 30s and 40s back when composers wrote more complex songs. Most of them had plenty of ii-V-Is to practice on. This is an interesting list : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_jazz_contrafacts
Posted By: methodman Re: Famous ii V I songs - 11/28/15 12:34 AM
Thanks I didn't even know such things existed. Thanks for sharing that.
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